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   Jay 🗳️ (jsit@social.coop)'s status on Saturday, 28-Oct-2023 06:00:29 JST Jay 🗳️

   I might be tempted to learn #Colemak if doing so would change the layout of every keyboard I ever encounter for the rest of my life.

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     Yohan Yukiya Seseㆍ사요한・謝雪矢 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Saturday, 28-Oct-2023 06:00:28 JST Yohan Yukiya Seseㆍ사요한・謝雪矢

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     @jsit From my experience, it probably won't happen that way.

     I was able to easily switch tot #Colemak with my mobile devices, and I even swipe type.

     However, when it comes to laptop / desktop keyboards, it's challenging as I already have a strong hand memory for #QWERTY layout.

     For some reason, virtual vs physical keyboards are separate. Virtual = Colemak. Physical = QWERTY.

     I guess, it's because I unconsciously know that the letters displayed on the physical keyboard are still QWERTY even though I don't look at those.

     It's why I'm trying to find a keyboard that is programmable, as far as the key display is concerned.

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     Matthew Flint (matthew@mastodon.me.uk)'s status on Saturday, 28-Oct-2023 20:45:48 JST Matthew Flint

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     • Yohan Yukiya Seseㆍ사요한・謝雪矢

     @youronlyone @jsit
     I can type QWERTY on a virtual keyboard, but have totally forgotten it on physical keyboard.
     (10 months since going Colemak)

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     Yohan Yukiya Seseㆍ사요한・謝雪矢 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Saturday, 28-Oct-2023 20:48:29 JST Yohan Yukiya Seseㆍ사요한・謝雪矢

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     • Matthew Flint

     @matthew @jsit Wow! Congrats!

     Yeah. It's easier with virtual keyboards. And with your experience with physical keyboards, I should prepare for it if it leads to forgetting QWERTY. (Like in some jobs or public terminals, where everything is locked.)

     But that's inspirational. I need to work on my Colemak!